A professionally guided tour on the Snake River through the astounding Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is an experience of lifetime and a "must see" while touring through Southeast Washington. The Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is nearly 700 acres of archeological, recreational and ecological treasures including startling rugged and spectacular wilderness areas. A study in contrasts, the Seven Devil mountain range rises 9,393 feet in elevation at "He Devil" mountain, then plunges 8,000 feet (1.57 miles) from its summit to the mouth to Granite Creek making it North Aremica's deepest gorge. Choose your own adventure of how to tour the canyon from a mild jet boat tour on a comfortable covered boat, to a wild ride down the rapids in a raft or dory boat. A tour in the canyon can include a day tour with lunch, and evening dinner cruise, a multi-day trip with an overnight stay at a rustic camp-style lodge or camping on a white sandy beach under the stars.

Clarkston is located at the confluence of the Snake & Clearwater Rivers in the Lewiston and Clarkston Valley. Clarkston was named in honor of the famous explorer, William Clark from the Corp of Discovery Lewis & Clark Expedition. As they lead the Corps of Discovery through our area in 1805 they were provided much needed assistance from the Nez Perce Indians in the region. Visit the beautiful historic Nez Perce Museum, located about 20 miles to the east of Clarkston and view a Jefferson Peace Medal which was given to the Nez Perce in appreciation for their assistance from the famous explorers. You can also visit the Hells Canyon Resort Marina in Clarkston, where you can view beautiful sidewalk etchings depicting the adventures of the Lewis & Clark expedition. Relive the famous expedition while visiting our area and enjoy a guided canoe, horseback or narrated bus tour on the Lewis & Clark Trail or spend the night in a tee-pee on the banks of the Clearwater River.

The area is often referred to as the "Banana Belt" due to the areas low elevation (731 feet above sea level) with the benefit of year round warm weather and mild winters, which allows golfing year round. The area also offers water sport activities on the great Granite Lake, which is the Snake River pool behind Lower Granite dam. You can choose from an array of activities such as water-skiing, sailing, fishing, swimming, walking or riding along miles of paved levee pathways or camping at a riverside park.

Asotin is also known as the gateway to a sportsman's paradise with easy access to hunting and fishing. Try your hand at some of the best fishing in the Northwest on a charted fishing trip into Hells Canyon. The tours depart from Heller Bar (29 miles south of Asotin) at the mouth of the Grand Ronde River. It's also a popular area for fly-fishing. The spring and summer months the fast action catch is bass, trout and fall for steelhead. The canyon has a healthy number of North America's largest fresh water fish, the great white sturgeon, which can reach lengths up to 8 feet. You can't take one home, but catching one could be the highlight of your trip.